# Incident 19980212017329I: Doug MD88, Washington, DC, February 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917DE-2019-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,575 total, 669 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980212017329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO ACTIVATE IGNITION DURING START. HOT START OCCURED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. FIRE REPORTED NONE FOUND.

## Other reports on N917DE (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060608009889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608009889I), Jun 8, 2006: Doug MD88 (N917DE), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On June 8, 2006 delta airlines flt 1571A MD-88 advised ATC of number one engine failure due to a loud bang and vibration during climb at 8000 ft. the…
- [Incident 19950309009009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950309009009I), Mar 9, 1995: Doug MD88 (N917DE), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing inbound to gate #7, under control of delta ramp, aircraft attempted to clear a B-727 which had been pushed off of gate #9. During this…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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